Musician

Overview

As a member of the military, Musicians provide musical support for all aspects of military life, including ceremonial parades, military graduations, and ship ceremonies. They provide quality music designed to support Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations, foster morale and esprit de corps, and promote Canadian aesthetics and values, both nationally and abroad.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Perform for a wide array of domestic and international engagements such as government and military parades and ceremonies, public concerts, shows and festivals, public events, and military and state dinners.
• Perform as instrumentalists and conductors in various musical ensembles, including concert bands, parade band, stage bands, dance bands, pipe and drum bands, brass quintets, woodwind quintets, string quartets, jazz combos, and small chamber groups.

Work Environment

Musicians may perf...